argumentativeness

Example Sentences

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The casual reader may be waylaid by Mr. Klosterman’s argumentativeness and heady references.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

His questioning of Rosendorff drew two successful objections from the government, for argumentativeness.

From The Verge • Sep. 28, 2021

Her vulnerability is constantly telegraphed at the expense, it can seem, of her other characteristics — that vaunted intelligence we keep hearing about, her argumentativeness and unconventionality.

From New York Times • May 15, 2020

A large part of this was the fault of CBS’ moderators, who seemed to be goading the candidates into arguing while being completely unprepared to deal with their argumentativeness.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2020

I felt all the dogged argumentativeness of my nature awake within me as I answered him:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker